Yes - totally agreed.

But usually they are designed for the upper HP and do just fine anyway. It's
not like the they are "souped up" to deliver more than the block "should"
put out.

It might be correct to say the lower ones are "less stressed", but the upper
ones aren't "overstressed"

-W

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Clams Canino wrote:

Ummmm................. it's often the other way around.
The lower horsepower / price motor of any given block is often a
"crippled"
version of the "bigger" one.

Actually, it's always better to buy the version of the block with the
*most*
hp. You get a better power to weight ratio, get better performance, and
save
fuel.

-W



But wouldn't the engine with the same dimensions but lower output be
stressed less?

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